Africa’s second-longest river is rarely sailed by tourists but new expeditions aboard the Princesse Ngalessa offer encounters with hippos, gorillas and elephants — and a glimpse of a very different wa ...
The “Roof of Africa” is the continent’s most climbed peak—which often means trekking in the company of crowds. These five ...
At Latitude 0 Hotel, photographer Shem Compion unveiled The Rift: Scar of Africa, a monumental coffee-table book that carries ...
This is Part 3 of a three-part series. Read Part 1 here and Part 2 here.The first wave of the “Sixth Extinction” outlined in ...
The zoos may be closed due to weather, but that's not stopping their residents from enjoying it. Yes, even the locations swamped by snowfall managed to get ...
The M23 rebel group still controls Goma, a year after taking the main city in eastern Congo. Life has returned to normal, but ...
In eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's Maiko National Park, a few committed rangers have succeeded in protecting gorillas, elephants and other animals from the surrounding fighting. RFI spoke to ...
The two men are the latest victims of a widening crackdown on Congo’s opposition. The failure of an American-brokered deal to end a conflict in the east that pits Congo’s army against Rwandan troops ...
While the birth is sparking joy, infant mountain gorillas are vulnerable, and twins can be twice as hard for a mother to take ...
Sometimes the best part of an awards show isn’t the show itself — it’s how the audience reacts to the night’s events. Plenty of stars have been caught on camera making a less-than-gracious losing face ...